Thumbs up for all

Thumbs up to Poofberry's owner Diane Carr, who is spearheading this year's Mason's Mission fundraiser. Mason Bain, 2, is a gorgeous, smiling toddler whose health challenges require therapies and equipment not covered by insurance and which his parents can't afford without help. The July 20 event, planned for the Nonantum, whi...

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Posted Jul. 10, 2014 at 2:00 AM

Posted Jul. 10, 2014 at 2:00 AM

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Thumbs up to Poofberry's owner Diane Carr, who is spearheading this year's Mason's Mission fundraiser. Mason Bain, 2, is a gorgeous, smiling toddler whose health challenges require therapies and equipment not covered by insurance and which his parents can't afford without help. The July 20 event, planned for the Nonantum, which is donating the space, will raise much-needed funds for Mason. It's also yet another example of how this community takes care of its own.

Thumbs up to Justice for Mary supporters for creating the Walking Mary Home event, held July 7th on the anniversary of Kennebunk teen Mary Tanner's death. The walkers followed the route Mary took that night, and other than being another opportunity to show their support for Mary's family and coming together for each other, the walk was yet another step toward keeping her case alive and finding her killer.

Thumbs up to the founders and members of the Wells Ogunquit Center at Moody for celebrating 10 years of being there for the community. While people said it wouldn't work, the founders ensured that not only would it work, but it would thrive. Next week they'll spend three days celebrating that success, and it's certainly well-deserved.

Thumbs up to the Wells Rotary and the chambers in both Wells and Ogunquit, the Wells and Ogunquit police departments and various town officials for coming together at the end of June to once again welcome the foreign workers for the summer. With tourism the lifeblood of the area — and the foreign workers keeping many tourism-related businesses staffed — it's great to see everyone go out of their way to make workers feel welcome.

Thumbs up to the Brick Store Museum and new director Cynthia Walker for throwing wide its doors and welcoming the community in on its 78th anniversary and every other day. There is a fresh, new wind blowing new life into the museum, and Walker and Archives Associate Manager Leanne Hayden are to be given credit for that.

Thumbs up to the Ogunquit Rotary for putting together its 40th annual two-cent sale, scheduled for July 17. The event raises a whopping $12,000 or so for the organization, which uses it to buy such things as beach wheelchairs for the town, a bicycle for EMTs, fund scholarships, donate to local nonprofits and help with events the Rotary holds at the Wells Ogunquit Senior Center. That's what we call a win-win for the community.

And finally, a big thumbs up — or should it be wings? — for the unidentified angel who stopped last week when no one else would to save 17-year-old Gabrielle Smith. Smith, who was on her way to work when she started to choke on crackers she was eating, said she would have died if not for a woman in a silver sedan who pulled over and gave her the Heimlich maneuver. Smith didn't catch the woman's name, and wants her to know how grateful she is. We'd like the Good Samaritan to know that what she did was easily the coolest thing we heard all week, and worthy of the biggest thumbs up we can offer.